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azurelunatic) wrote2003-01-20 09:37 pm
azurelunatic) wrote2003-01-20 09:37 pm
Burnout
There was a piece that we did in Drama. It was from a play. I can never remember which plays things are from, except for The White Rose... but I digress.
There was this young woman, almost still a girl, and she was in New York. I think she was. She had gotten a bad case of agoraphobia, and was taping a letter to her dad.
One of the older girls, one of the better ones, got that snippet, and played that girl. I think it was one of the Jessicas. And it was an intense scene, and Mrs. Merritt did that exercise where you get in character, and sit in two chairs, and talk.
The character was suicidal. Jessica discovered that in her interpretation, and wound up crying. "Would you do it?" the instructor asked, and the girl bowed her head, and whispered, "Yes", and then broke down sobbing.
Mrs. Merritt hugged her, and we Circled, and Mrs. Merritt told us that if we couldn't come completely out of character and recover from any given emotional state in five minutes, then we were far too far in character and had to tone it down.
There was this young woman, almost still a girl, and she was in New York. I think she was. She had gotten a bad case of agoraphobia, and was taping a letter to her dad.
One of the older girls, one of the better ones, got that snippet, and played that girl. I think it was one of the Jessicas. And it was an intense scene, and Mrs. Merritt did that exercise where you get in character, and sit in two chairs, and talk.
The character was suicidal. Jessica discovered that in her interpretation, and wound up crying. "Would you do it?" the instructor asked, and the girl bowed her head, and whispered, "Yes", and then broke down sobbing.
Mrs. Merritt hugged her, and we Circled, and Mrs. Merritt told us that if we couldn't come completely out of character and recover from any given emotional state in five minutes, then we were far too far in character and had to tone it down.